Cautleya gracilis (syn. lutea)
Cautleya gracilis (syn. Cautleya lutea) is a hardy shade ginger with tropical foliage & yellow orchid-like flowers in summer.
Description:
Cautleya gracilis, also known as Cautleya lutea, is a wonderful hardy shade ginger has slender stems to about two feet tall from which emerge a tropical-looking spike of brilliant yellow flowers subtended by bright red bracts. The flowers emerge successively over a month or more each of which lasts three to five days. The red bracts remain for the entire bloom period. Definitely something you’ve never before imagined for your shade garden!
Common Name: Hardy Shade Ginger - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Zingiberaceae (The Ginger Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Cool forests in deep leaf litter, on stone outcrops among humus and moss, or in tree forks among accumulated leaf litter and humus.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas
Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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